What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE WAS FRAYED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2013
- Submitted
- December 3, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N940DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49813
- Aircraft time
- 64,910 hours, 48,555 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.